Over-Running The Table
Open Left • Nov 22, 2008At DKos yesterday, Jed L posted the following map in a FP diary "Obama Won 197 Of 196 Battleground EVs" : It's a map of supposed "battleground states" from the Washington Post's Dan Balz and Alec Macgillis on June 8, 2008 : As Jed L notes, Obama did indeed win more battleground EVs than the Post had identified just over a week after Obama had clinched the Democratic nomination. And therein lies a tale quite opposed to the current narrative of a "center-right nation." Jed's Story From the map, Obama did fail to win one battleground state--Missouri--by a few thousand… Full Story »
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- Missouri
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